Jesse killed his father Jeffrey Osborne, then he drove to nearby Townville Elementary

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Updated: 7:13 AM EST Feb 13, 2018

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WEBVTT JOE, WHAT DID YOU LEARN?JOE, WHAT DID YOU LEARN?JOE, WHAT DID YOU LEARN?JOE: THIS SHOOTING MIGHT HAVEJOE: THIS SHOOTING MIGHT HAVEHAPPENED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO,HAPPENED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO,BUT THE TRAGEDY FEELS FRESH INBUT THE TRAGEDY FEELS FRESH INMANY MINDS.MANY MINDS.AND HEALING FOR THIS QUIETAND HEALING FOR THIS QUIETCOMMUNITY WILL TAKE.COMMUNITY WILL TAKE.TIME.TIME.♪♪>> A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE AROUND>> A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE AROUNDHERE THAT CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.HERE THAT CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.HERE THAT CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.JOE: AMONG THE COWS.JOE: AMONG THE COWS.JOE: AMONG THE COWS.>> THERE’S NO CITY HALL.>> THERE’S NO CITY HALL.THERE’S NO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.THERE’S NO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.JOE: AND THE WHITE PICKETJOE: AND THE WHITE PICKETFENCES.FENCES.>> IT IS JUST A SMALL COMMUNITY>> IT IS JUST A SMALL COMMUNITYTHAT PEOPLE COME TOGETHER, LIVE,THAT PEOPLE COME TOGETHER, LIVE,WORK, AND SEND THEIR KIDS TOWORK, AND SEND THEIR KIDS TOSCHOOL.SCHOOL.THIS AREA HERE WAS SLOW.THIS AREA HERE WAS SLOW.IT WAS QUIET.IT WAS QUIET.IT WAS QUIET.THE PEOPLE WERE GOOD.THE PEOPLE WERE GOOD.I DECIDED THIS IS WHERE I’D ENDI DECIDED THIS IS WHERE I’D ENDUP RETIRING FROM.UP RETIRING FROM.JOE: 40-YEAR VETERAN PARAMEDICJOE: 40-YEAR VETERAN PARAMEDICKIM SANTOS FOUND A COMMUNITY.KIM SANTOS FOUND A COMMUNITY.>> THE TRAGEDY ITSELF PROBABLY>> THE TRAGEDY ITSELF PROBABLYPUT TOWNVILLE ON THE MAP.PUT TOWNVILLE ON THE MAP.JOE: HE NEVER EXPECTED CHAOS TOJOE: HE NEVER EXPECTED CHAOS TOFIND TOWNVILLE.FIND TOWNVILLE.>> I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO.>> I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO.I WAS GOING TO PICK HER UP ATI WAS GOING TO PICK HER UP ATTHE TIME.THE TIME.YOU COULD TELL THE CHAOS THATYOU COULD TELL THE CHAOS THATWAS GOING ON.WAS GOING ON.JOE: FIRST RESPONDERS DID NOTJOE: FIRST RESPONDERS DID NOTEXPECT A TEENAGER TO OPEN FIREEXPECT A TEENAGER TO OPEN FIREON A SCHOOL PLAYGROUND.ON A SCHOOL PLAYGROUND.>> THERE WAS A LOT OF TENSION.>> THERE WAS A LOT OF TENSION.THERE WAS A LOT ATTENTION THAT,THERE WAS A LOT ATTENTION THAT,THE CONCERN WAS WHAT ACTUALLYTHE CONCERN WAS WHAT ACTUALLYDID HAPPEN?DID HAPPEN?DID HAPPEN?>> WE WANT IT TO BE OVER FOR>> WE WANT IT TO BE OVER FORSURE, BUT WE’LL ALWAYS REMEMBERSURE, BUT WE’LL ALWAYS REMEMBERITITJOE: OVER AT MCADAMS STORE,JOE: OVER AT MCADAMS STORE,SONYA ALEWINE SAYS THE 2016SONYA ALEWINE SAYS THE 2016SHOOTING CHANGED HER NEPHEWSHOOTING CHANGED HER NEPHEWFOREVER.FOREVER.>> HE FELT LIKE JESSE WAS>> HE FELT LIKE JESSE WASSHOOTING AT HIM.SHOOTING AT HIM.HE MADE THAT STATEMENT, THAT HEHE MADE THAT STATEMENT, THAT HEWAS SHOOTING AT ME, BUT HIS GUNWAS SHOOTING AT ME, BUT HIS GUNJAMMED.JAMMED.THANK GOD IT DIDTHANK GOD IT DIDJOE: SUN HAS NOT SET, QUITE YET,JOE: SUN HAS NOT SET, QUITE YET,JOE: SUN HAS NOT SET, QUITE YET,FOR TOWNVILLE.FOR TOWNVILLE.FOR TOWNVILLE.>> HE’S NOT OK YET.>> HE’S NOT OK YET.WHATEVER OK IS, HE’S NOT THEREWHATEVER OK IS, HE’S NOT THEREYET.YET.JOE: A ONCE BROKEN COMMUNITY ISJOE: A ONCE BROKEN COMMUNITY ISNOW ON THE REBOUND.NOW ON THE REBOUND.>> WE ALL HAVE OUR PLANS FOR>> WE ALL HAVE OUR PLANS FORTODAY, TOMORROW, AND FOR NEXTTODAY, TOMORROW, AND FOR NEXTYEAR.YEAR.YEAR.AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR JACOB,AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR JACOB,THOSE PLANS DIDN’T COME THROUGH.THOSE PLANS DIDN’T COME THROUGH.JOE: A TOWN TIED TOGETHER WITH AJOE: A TOWN TIED TOGETHER WITH AHASHTAG AND A PHRASE THAT WILLHASHTAG AND A PHRASE THAT WILLLAST FOREVER.LAST FOREVER.>> ONE TOWN, ONE SCHOOL, ONE>> ONE TOWN, ONE SCHOOL, ONEFAMILY, ALL LOVE.FAMILY, ALL LOVE.♪♪MICHAEL: --MICHAEL: --JOE: SINCE THE SHOOTING,JOE: SINCE THE SHOOTING,TOWNVILLE ELEMENTARY HAS HIRED ATOWNVILLE ELEMENTARY HAS HIRED A

First responders, Townville residents reflect on 2016 school shooting

Jesse killed his father Jeffrey Osborne, then he drove to nearby Townville Elementary

Anderson County investigators say Jesse killed his father Jeffrey Osborne, then he drove to nearby Townville Elementary. That’s where deputies say Jesse shot and killed six-year-old Jacob Hall, hurt another student and a teacher on the school playground.

Even though more than a year has passed since the shooting, the tragedy still feels fresh in many minds.

“This is a good, quiet community, and it shocked everybody that something like this took place in the Townville area,” Fork Rescue paramedic Kim Santos said.

The 40-year veteran told WYFF News 4 he was picking his granddaughter up from Fair Oak Elementary when he heard the call on his radio. Santos remembered tension filling Townville in the days following the shooting. He also recounted how quickly first responders reacted during the chaos.

Santos believes the community will heal, but in his opinion, time could never fully heal all wounds.

“Yes, there is healing going on, and I think the healing will never be complete,” Santos said. “There’s always that fear, that fear it’s going to happen here or someplace else.”